Post by Chuck Shurley on Dec 10, 2012 14:44:18 GMT -5
It's easy to get caught up in your roleplay post, but please try to follow these few simple rules:
1. Don't god-mode. Your character is not all-powerful. A 'perfect' character is completely boring, and it is highly likely that others will lose interest in roleplaying with you if you don't give your character some faults and weaknesses.
2. You are ONLY in control of your own character. You can not push, pull, move, punch, kick, obliterate, annihilate, or otherwise harm or inflict physical force on another character without their permission. Roleplaying an action against another character is fine, but there is a proper way to do it and an improper way. Post the action... not the result or reaction. Example:
Improper - Stephanie was furious. She felt her temper rising as she glared at David, her face becoming so red with anger that it nearly matched her hair. She drew back her fist and punched him square in the nose, causing blood to fly everywhere and sending the man staggering backwards in surprise.
See how this doesn't quite work? I've not given David a choice on what happens to his character, and that's not quite fair.
Proper - Stephanie was furious. She felt her temper rising as she glared at David, her face becoming so red with anger that it nearly matched her hair. She drew back her fist and swung hard at the man, aiming straight for his nose.
In this post, I have made an action, but now David has a choice of what happens to his own character. He can decide if his character managed to dodge the swing or actually get hit. He also determines how much damage Stephanie's punch inflicted.
We won't necessarily monitor every post, but if we receive complaints from a person that you are moving their character without permission, we will issue warnings that may lead up to your banning from our forum. Don't let this happen! Use the PM system to ask permission from a person to move their character if you need to.
3. Don't be afraid to ask questions. If something isn't clear in someone's post, use the PM system to contact that member and ask for clarification.
1. Don't god-mode. Your character is not all-powerful. A 'perfect' character is completely boring, and it is highly likely that others will lose interest in roleplaying with you if you don't give your character some faults and weaknesses.
2. You are ONLY in control of your own character. You can not push, pull, move, punch, kick, obliterate, annihilate, or otherwise harm or inflict physical force on another character without their permission. Roleplaying an action against another character is fine, but there is a proper way to do it and an improper way. Post the action... not the result or reaction. Example:
Improper - Stephanie was furious. She felt her temper rising as she glared at David, her face becoming so red with anger that it nearly matched her hair. She drew back her fist and punched him square in the nose, causing blood to fly everywhere and sending the man staggering backwards in surprise.
See how this doesn't quite work? I've not given David a choice on what happens to his character, and that's not quite fair.
Proper - Stephanie was furious. She felt her temper rising as she glared at David, her face becoming so red with anger that it nearly matched her hair. She drew back her fist and swung hard at the man, aiming straight for his nose.
In this post, I have made an action, but now David has a choice of what happens to his own character. He can decide if his character managed to dodge the swing or actually get hit. He also determines how much damage Stephanie's punch inflicted.
We won't necessarily monitor every post, but if we receive complaints from a person that you are moving their character without permission, we will issue warnings that may lead up to your banning from our forum. Don't let this happen! Use the PM system to ask permission from a person to move their character if you need to.
3. Don't be afraid to ask questions. If something isn't clear in someone's post, use the PM system to contact that member and ask for clarification.